ALPHA DELTA KAPPA DECEMBER 2010 - Gedung Kuning

Honors
Clarissa adams-FletCher, GeorGia Phi ChaPter—Received the 2010 SoutheRn confeRence on Language teaching
(ScoLt) RegionaL teacheR of the YeaR awaRd. the ScOLT Region includes 13 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Clarissa
will now advance to the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages’ National Language Teacher
of the Year competition.
Clarissa, who was the 2009 Foreign Language Association of Georgia (FLAG) Teacher of the Year, is a Spanish
teacher at Dunwoody High School in Dunwoody, Georgia, where she is the World Language Department chair
and was selected the 2002 Dunwoody High School Teacher of the Year. Clarissa, a Vanderbilt University graduate,
is a National Board Certified Teacher of Spanish and has taught world languages for 19 years. She frequently
makes presentations to fellow teachers on innovative methods to engage students in the learning of world languages.
traCy ash, West VirGinia Beta ChaPter—Recently promoted to principal of South Harrison Middle School. Tracy
took her first teaching position at South Harrison High School in Harrison County, West Virginia in 1965 after
graduating from Fairmont State College. She holds a B.A. in secondary education with specializations in English
5-12 and journalism 9-12, and master’s degrees in guidance counseling and education leadership.
“I have always felt that leadership was a natural part of my personality,” Tracy said. “My focus is to work with
educational professionals and guide them to be leaders themselves. Together we can set good examples for our
youth. I became an educator because of the teachers I have had. They displayed a passion for learning, encouraging
and supporting others to learn.”
Glynda Beard, mississiPPi KaPPa ChaPter—Recently recognized by the Mississippi Health
Care Association with the Adult Volunteer of the Year Award. Glynda, chapter altruistic
chairman, has volunteered at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Byram,
Mississippi for three years. She spends approximately 25 hours a week in the facility decorating
for holidays, assisting with bingo and other resident activities.
amBer BroWn, VirGinia Gamma Xi ChaPter— Graduated May 16, 2010 from Virginia State
University with her degree in administration and supervision. Amber is currently a special
education teacher at Dinwiddie Junior High School.
Mary Ellen
Davis
mary ellen daVis, CaliFornia Beta ChaPter—Is the author of a new
manual, “The Grandparenting Journey:
Leading the Way.” After retiring seven years ago from middle school
counseling she took on the job of raising her two grandchildren who are
now 9 and 10 years old. “What a journey of love she has undertaken,” said
Chapter President Carole Taylor.
Past international President CeCe hall, arizona sustaininG—inducted
to the Tucson High School Badger Foundation Hall of Fame on October 16,
2010. This recognition was based on her success as a softball coach, her ex-
From left: Mississippi Health
Care Association Board
President Reita Hall, Glynda
Beard and Mississippi Health
Care Association Executive
Director Vanessa Phipps
Henderson
cellence in the classroom and her many community volunteer and professional activities. She was nominated
by her son, Fred. Her alma mater is over 100 years old and only 141 alumni have been selected to the Hall of
Fame so this was indeed a tremendous honor.
2008-2010 neBrasKa state historian deBBie hansliP, neBrasKa zeta ChaPter—Recently honored by 2008-2010 Nebraska State
President Judy Rine. “Debbie has done an extremely thorough task of recording our state’s history with pictures and script,”
said Judy. “She has done a ‘yeoman’s’ job of collecting information from each and every chapter, plus our executive board
meetings. She has a flair for being in the right place at the right time for photos and putting all the information together.
ester holder hoWard, north Carolina Gamma Pi ChaPter—Received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Campbell University’s
School of Education in February 2010. In 1994, Ester was named a Distinguished Alumna of Campbell and received
the Presidential Medallion in 2000. In addition to 20 years as a classroom educator, Ester supervised elementary education in
Hartnett County from 1966-1989. In addition to serving on the Board of Trustees, she has also established several scholarships
and donated to multiple capital campaigns at Campbell. Active in the greater Hartnett County community, Ester has served
as president of the Cape Fear Friends of the Fine Arts Executive Committee. She was named a Woman of Distinction by North
Carolina Gamma Pi Chapter.
Brenda Keisler, arKansas theta ChaPter—Awarded the annual Arkansas Association of Continuing Adult Education (AACAE)
Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE) Scholarship. Brenda, who won the AACAE Outstanding Teacher award in 2007,
received the award at the 2009 COABE Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. She reported on her COABE participation at the
2009 AACAE conference in Springdale.
Brenda has worked as an adult education instructor at the Ouachita Technical College in Malvern for 24 years, following
eight years of teaching in public schools.
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